Tag: deforestation
Colombia reduced deforestation by 36% in 2023: government
Deforestation in Colombia dropped 36% in 2023, said Environment Minister Susana Muhamad on...
Colombia lost more than 12,000 square miles of forest in past 20 years
Colombia last more than 3 million hectares (12,000 square miles) of forest between 2001 and 2021,...
Central Colombia in flames after military attempt to clear nature reserve goes awry
Two soldiers were killed, one was taken hostage and a major forest fire broke out in central...
Deforestation
Colombia lost more than 23 thousand square miles of virgin forest since 1990. This is almost 5% of...
Why Colombia’s deforestation spiked after the FARC’s demobilization
Deforestation in Colombia surged after the demobilization of the FARC as it opened previously...
Colombia reduced deforestation levels for first time since FARC peace deal
Deforestation levels in Colombia surprisingly fell in 2018 for the first time since a 2016 peace...
‘Unforeseen cost’ of peace: deforestation through fires in Colombia up 600%
Following the 2016 peace accords, fires contributing to deforestation in Colombia jumped sixfold,...
Colombia lost 850 square miles of virgin forest in 2017
Colombia lost 219,973 hectares (850 square miles) of forest last year, according to authorities....
Colombia’s Supreme Court orders government to end Amazon deforestation
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s government to put its money where its...
Civilization’s scorched earth: how humans colonize the Amazon forest in southern Colombia
Fires are raging on the edge of the Amazon forest in southern Colombia. Ranchers and farmers are burning down the lungs of the earth for cattle and coca.
Deforestation in Colombia up 44% in 2016: report
Deforestation in Colombia went up 44% in 2016 compared to the year before, newspaper El Tiempo...
Santos introduces new ecosystem initiative, urges ‘peace with nature’
President Juan Manuel Santos encouraged fellow Colombians to “embrace nature” as he...
